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Gulf of Mexico seen from the Pink Shell Resort

Mondays are for dreaming: Manatees, up close and personal

October 4, 2010 15 reader comments

Before we visited southwest Florida I had no idea what a rich area it is for viewing wildlife of many different varieties. Whether you want to see marine mammals, migratory birds, or alligators, the Fort Myers/Sanibel Island area is the place to go …

Mondays are for dreaming: Florida’s Gulf Coast

September 27, 2010 3 reader comments

Sometimes I'm reminded that despite the fact that I've done a fair bit of traveling, what I don't know about geography could fill a (very large) book. For example, if you asked me to tell you where Fort Myers or Sanibel Island, Florida are on a map, …